Improvement in billiard-markers



PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY NEVELL, OF HUDSON CITY, NEY JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN BILLIARD-MARKERS.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,044, dated August 15, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HEER Y NEWELL, of Hudson City, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Billiard-Markers5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawin g forming apart of this speciticatiomin which- Figure 1 is a side view ot' my improved billiard-marker. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same taken through the line a' a', Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to billiard-markers, and consists First, in arranging two pointers opposite to each other and directed toward the same line ot' figures or notations, so that, by moving the hindmost pointer at each count, and not touching the other, one party may always sec eX- actly what has been last counted by the other, as well as the aggregate oi' game, which his opponent has made up to any point of time. Second, in combining a double U-shaped pointer with a two-faced marking-plate, so that the game must be counted simultaneously on both sides.

A is a long narrow boa-rd or plate, which may be of any desired or convenient length, and the ends of which may be attached to or suspended from any convenient support. The two opposite faces or sides of the boards are divided longitudinally into three parts or strips, A B C, as shown in Fig. 1. The upper and lower parts or strips A G are notched, or have thin notched or crimped plates attached to them, the notches af c of the two strips being directly opposite to each other, and being equal in number to the number of points desired to be marked upon the marker. Upon the central strips B are formed a number of half-squares, b', which are made directly opposite to the notches c c', and every tenth one of which is numbered with its number in its 'natural order, the numbers running 10, 20, 30, 40, 85e. For convenience in distinguishing the points or notches between the numbers the rst ve half-squares of each ten are painted one color, and the second tivehalf-squares are painted another color, as indicated by the different directions oi' the lines in the drawing. The two sides oi' the board or plate are made precisely alike, the notches being directly opposite each other and being numbered from the same end of the said board. D are rods placed at a short distance above and below the centers of the edges of the boa-rd or plate, running the entire length ot said board, and supported at their ends by arms attached to the ends ofthe board, or by being attached to the same support that the ends of said board are attached to. E are U-shaped or double-armed pointers, one oi' which is placed upon each of the rods D, said rods passing through holes in the central parts ot said pointers, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. r1`he arms ofthe pointers E extend along the notched stripsA (j, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that by moving the pointers along the rods I) the marking may be done. rIlhe pointers E are moved with the cue, the rear pointer being' always moved up to and as many notches infront ofthe other pointer as there have been points made, the marker thus always showing the whole number ot' points made and the number made the last time.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure' by Letters Patent, is-

1. A marking-plate, A B C, combined with two sliding pointers, E E, arranged opposite to each other but directed to the same line of notations, as and for the purpose specified.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a billiard-marker formed of a double-faced plate having three longitudinal divisions, A B C, and three sets of transverse divisions, a b o', on each face thereof, combined with two bifurcated pointers, E E, arranged to slide on rods D D, as described.

rIhe above specification of my invention signed by me this 15th day of April, 1870.

IVILLIAM HENRY NEIYELL.

Iitnessesz I GEO. W. MAEEE, J AnEs T. GRAHAM. 

